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Compared with the KBO register · free

Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“FAMKA”

An active company already has this name

The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.

Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.

What this check does and does not say

  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

Same or very similar names

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FAMKA same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Poperinge · since 1992
  • Fam-Kan very similar
    Antwerpen · since 1971
  • Famke very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Mol · since 2010
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FAMKON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2024
  • FAM similar
    Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Kontich · since 1997
  • FAM similar
    Wuustwezel · since 2014
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1985
  • FAM similar
    Abbreviation of FAM & EVENTS asbl · Brussel · since 2017
  • FAM similar
    Abbreviation of ALPHA MUSAO · since 2019
  • F.A.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Fédération des Associations Malonnoises · Namur · since 2004
  • F.A.M. similar
    Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Büllingen · since 2006
  • F.A.M. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2006
  • FAM similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Evergem · since 2024
  • F.A.M. similar
    Full-service restaurants · Chimay · since 2024
  • FAM similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
  • FAMERKA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ardooie · since 2000
  • Famieka similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2017
  • AMKA similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
  • AMKA similar
    Schilderen van civieltechnische werken · Mechelen · since 2025
  • FAM similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1974
  • FAM similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · Herenthout · since 1980

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